Dinner-pail.



A. KOLSKY, DEGD. J. PETRAOEK, ADMINISTRATOR. DINNER PAIL.

APPLICATION FILED 0UT.26,1908. v

91 5,7 1 5 Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT JAMES 'PETRAGEK, OF OBERLIN, KANSAS, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY KOLSKY, DECEASED.

DINNER-PAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 26, 1908.

PatentdMarch 16, I909.

Serial No.459,585.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES 'PETRACEK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oberlin, in the county of Decatur, State This inventionrelates to dinner pails and its obj ectis to produce an article of this char-I acter equlpped with self-contained means for f from a point above the latter, converges heating coffee and alunch within thepail.

A further object is to produce a pail of the character outlined which can be made cheaply and which-is of simple, durable and;

; projecting flange 21torest upon the :upper compact construction.

With these general objects in view and others as hereinafter appear, the invention} consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as herein-L aftendescribed and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is acentral vertical section of a dinner pail embodying the invention; Fig.

2 is a view taken on the line II II of Fig.

1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1. a

In the said drawing, 1 indicates. a cylindrical shell provided with a handle or bail 2. It 18 also provided near its lower end w1th a series of perforations 3 and near its upper end with a second series of perforati'ons 4. The shell is provided with a bottom 5 and fitting snugly in the shell and resting upon-saidfbottom is a lamp body 6 orovided with'a filling tube 7 normally closed 9 is a wick tube extending down into the: body 6 -andwithin the latter provided with; perforations 10, and provided above the i ody with an enlargement or burner 11, which'is perforated atits-upper side as at 12.

13 indicates bars arranged radially of and trically'of'she llil and terminating at'its lower end in an outwardly projecting flange 16.

1*7'indicates a bottom for said cylinder "15,

shaped near'its outer edge to receive the gutter-shaped flange and bent back at -1ts inargin at 18 to interlock with said flange,

and said bottom is also provided centrally with an opening 19 of somewhat greater diameter than the burncr of the wick tube, in order that said perforated cylinder 15 may be easily and quickly slipped in or removed from position. o

20 indicates a bucket which fits snugly within shell 1 .just above perforations-and downward and rests upon and closes the upper-end of cylinder 15. The upper endof bucket 20 is provided with an outwardly end of the shell, and projecting inwardly from said flange is aninwardly projectlng top flange 22 of circular form, stamped downward at itsinneredge to provide a recess '23, said flange 22 being also provided with a spout 24 and a cap '25 to normally close said spout. V

26 indicates an innerbucket depending 1n the. bucket 20 and provided in itsupper end with an annular flange 27 tooccupy the recess 23 and besuspended-from flange 2 2 in thebucke't 20, and said bucket 26 is=prov1ded with a removable'cover 28 having a filling warm his lunch, "he first removes bucketsQO I and 26 and applies a lighted match to the burner 11, the. oil fr'om thefbodyofflthe lamp being carried upward by capillary 'attraction through the "wick; He "then replaces the said buckets andt'he flame from'the burner impinges upon bucket 20 so as to quickly raise the coffee orother liquid therein to the desired temperature which coffee or other liquid, in turn, imparts heat to the "contents of the bucket '26, combustion {being "supported because air passes through perforations'3 into the sp' ace between the lamp body and the bottom of cylinder 15, and' 'thonce upward through opening 19 around the burner, the pro'ductsofcombustionpassing outward through the perforated cylinder "15 and thence upward between the casing and bucket 20 and eventually outward through the perforations 4. It will thus be seen that the coffee or other beverage can be quickly 5 raised to the desired temperature and that heat from the same is imparted to the contents of bucket 26.

When the owner desires to drink the coffee, he removes the caps 25 and 31 and utilizes the latter as a cup to receive the liquid poured from bucket 20 through the tube or spout 24 and drinks from said cup, the cover 28 of bucket 26 being removed when access to his lunch is desired. To extinguish the flame he removes both buckets and thus exposes the burner so that the flame can be extinguished by blowing upon it.

From the above description it will be apparent that a dinner pail is produced embodying the desirable features of advantage enumerated, and which is susceptible of modification as regards its form, proportion, detail construction and organization without departing from the principle and scope or sacrificing any of the advantages of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

30 1. A dinner pail, comprising a shell provided with a bottom and open at the top and provided near the bottom with perforations and near the top with other perforations, a lamp within and upon the bottom of the shell and provided with an upwardly projecting burner, a perforated cylinder surrounding the burner and arranged within the shell above the lamp and provided with a bottom having a central opening to conduct air from below said bottom into said perforated cylinder around the burner, and a bucket fitting in the shell and resting on the perforated cylinder and spaced from the shell from its lower end to a point above the upper perforations of the shell.

2. A dinner pail, comprising a shell provided with a bottom and open at the top and provided near the bottom with perforations and near the top with other perforations, a lamp within and upon the bottom of the shell and provided with an upwardly projecting burner, a perforated cylinder surrounding the burner and arranged within the shell above the lamp and provided with a bottom having a central opening to conduct air from below said bottom into said perforated cylinder around the burner, a bucket fitting in the shell and resting on the perforated cylinder and spaced from the shell from itslower end to a point above the upper perforations of the shell, and a smaller bucket depending into the first-named bucket.

3. A dinner pail, comprising a shell provided with a bottom and open at the top and provided near the bottom with perforations and near the top with other perforations, a lamp within and upon the bottom of the shell and provided with an upwardly projecting burner, a perforated cylinder surrounding the burner and arranged within the shell above the lamp and provided with a bottom having a central opening to conduct air from below said bottom into said perforated cylinder around the burner, and a bucket fitting in the shell and resting on the perforated cylinder and spaced from the shell from its lower end to a point above the upper perforations of the shell and provided at its upper end with a spout and a cap for closing the same.

4. A dinner pail, comprising a shell provided with a bottom and open at the top and provided near the bottom with perforations and near the top with other perforations, a lamp within and upon the bottom of the shell and provided with an upwardly projecting burner, a perforated cylinder surrounding the burner and arranged within the shell above the lamp and provided with a bottom having a central opening to conduct air from below said bottom into said perforated cylinder around the burner, a bucket fitting in the shell and resting on the perforated cylinder and spaced from the shell from its lower end to a point above the upper perforations of the shell, a flange proj ecting outwardly from the upper end of the bucket to rest upon the upper end of the shell, a circular flange projecting inwardly from the first-named flange and provided with a spout and a cap closing the same, a bucket suspended from said inwardly-projecting flange down into the first-named bucket, and a cover for said suspended bucket. V p

5. A dinner pail, comprising a shell provided with a bottom and open at the top and provided near the bottom with perforations and near the top with other perforations, a lamp within and upon the bottom of the shell and provided with an upwardly projecting burner, a perforated cylinder surrounding the burner and arranged within the shell above the lamp and provided with a bottom having a central opening to conduct air from below said bottom into said perforated cylinder around the burner, a bucket fitting in the shell and resting on the perforated cylinder and spaced from the shell from its lower end to a point above the upper perforations of the shell, a flange projecting outwardly from the upper end of the bucket to rest upon the upper end of the shell, a circular flange projecting inwardly from the first-named flange and provided with a spout and a cap closing the same, a bucket suspended from said inwardly-projecting flange down into the first-named bucket, a cover for said suspended bucket, provided with a central opening and an upwardly projecting neck surrounding said opening, and a cap fitting upon said neck and covering the same.

6. A dinner ail, comprising a shell open at its upper end and provided with a bottom at its lower end and with two series of perforations, one near the bottom and the other near the top, a lamp fitting within the shell and upon the bottom thereof and provided centrally with an upwardly projecting burner, bars projecting outward from the lamp, a cylinder surrounding the burner and provided with perforations and with a bottom resting on said bars and provided centrally with an opening surrounding the burner and resting upon and covering the perfo- 20 rated cylinder, a pail or handle for the shell, and a bucket suspended from and within the first-named bucket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES PETRACEK, Administrator ofthe estate of Anthony Kolsky Witnesses; v I

M. G. FEELY, O. T. RoUsE. 

